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themarkup, 4 months ago to internet

ICYMI: Our investigative series on #internet disparities has won first place in the Philip Meyer Journalism Award.

This is a huge honor.

Congratulations to @Leonyin,
@aaronsankin, and the entire reporting team. https://mrkup.org/ll8iK

themarkup, 4 months ago to privacy

We're back with another #privacy tip as part of our Gentle January series.

This tip can offer you a bit more separation between your work and home life:
https://themarkup.org/gentle-january/2024/01/12/sign-up-for-a-simple-burner-phone-number

themarkup, 4 months ago to Futurology

🌅 Good morning.

New #research from Consumer Reports offers a rare look into the scope of Meta's online surveillance.

It goes way beyond what most may expect—Meta can know many of the websites you visit and even what you’re doing IRL.

@jonkeegan with the details: https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/01/17/each-facebook-user-is-monitored-by-thousands-of-companies-study-indicates

themarkup, 4 months ago to random

Today, swaths of the country will be denied viewership to the one playoff game airing exclusively on Peacock.

How the first NFL streaming wars hit the Miami Dolphins versus the Kansas City Chiefs, explained:
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/01/13/bad-internet-good-chance-youll-miss-a-key-nfl-playoff-game-this-weekend

themarkup, 4 months ago to random

X-Mode—a company @jonkeegan and @alng found collecting location data from more than 100 apps—has agreed to stop selling sensitive location data.

That includes data on medical facilities, places of worship, and business that cater to LGTBQ+ communities.
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/01/11/federal-trade-commission-sanctions-location-data-broker-x-mode

themarkup, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

When’s the last time you updated your Wi-Fi router?

sillygwailo, 4 months ago to random

Great idea for a series from @themarkup called “Gentle January” (aww), which asks the question: “What is one practical piece of advice on how to maintain your privacy that you actually do yourself?” https://themarkup.org/gentle-january/2024/01/02/gentle-january-the-least-intimidating-privacy-tips-from-the-markup

themarkup, 4 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

A text comparison #algorithm seems to be behind the #plagiarism accusations against former #Harvard president Claudine Gay.

Although it’s unclear exactly which platform, professors across the country agree this tech is unreliable at best. https://themarkup.org/machine-learning/2024/01/10/plagiarism-detection-tools-offer-a-false-sense-of-accuracy

themarkup, 4 months ago to news

Big #news out of the #FTC today, as the agency bans a major location data company from tracking and selling info about people's medical visits.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/09/in-the-fight-over-abortion-rights-the-government-bans-its-first-company-from-tracking-medical-visits-00134510

themarkup, 4 months ago to ai

If you tell a generative #AI to respond to your medical question as a doctor, you’ll probably get a more accurate response—right?

Think again, according to new research: https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/01/06/what-happens-when-you-roleplay-with-chatgpt

themarkup, 4 months ago to random

“I’ve been blocking ads on the internet for as long as I can remember.”

Our second ✨🌱 gentle January 🌱✨ privacy tip comes from our editor-in-chief Sisi Wei.

Do you use a privacy-oriented web browser? Let us know which one.
https://themarkup.org/gentle-january/2024/01/04/use-a-browser-that-blocks-tracking

themarkup, 4 months ago to random

Our first ✨ gentle January ✨ privacy tip is here from reporter Ese Olumhense.

Get a privacy screen cover for your phone and computer to protect what you’re doing from wandering eyes.

Do you already do this? Let us know: https://mrkup.org/gentlejan-1

themarkup, 4 months ago to random

You might be hearing about lots of “challenges” and “resolutions” for the new year.

How about a ✨ gentle ✨ January instead?

Kick off 2024 with one practical privacy tip a day: https://themarkup.org/2024/01/02/gentle-january-the-least-intimidating-privacy-tips-from-the-markup

marielgm, 4 months ago to privacy

Now, this is a January project to be excited about: @themarkup is running a Gentle January series with "the least intimidating #privacy tips" https://themarkup.org/gentle-january/2024/01/02/gentle-january-the-least-intimidating-privacy-tips-from-the-markup

themarkup, 4 months ago to generativeAI

#GenerativeAI actively seeks to devalue creative work.

So we’re taking a moment to celebrate the illustrators and their art that’s helped us tell stories about technology this year. Join us: https://themarkup.org/2023/12/27/the-markups-year-in-illustration-2023

themarkup, 4 months ago to tech

We gathered some of the year’s best #tech #reporting from our colleagues throughout #journalism.

This week, take some time to read the stories in our 2023 “jealousy” list:
https://themarkup.org/year-in-review/2023/12/26/the-stories-that-made-us-jealous-in-2023

themarkup, 4 months ago to random

Covering technology is about covering people. Meet those at the center of our reporting in today's newsletter: https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/12/23/meet-the-people-taking-the-markup-reporting-off-the-page-and-into-real-life

themarkup, 5 months ago to random

Doorbell cameras have raised serious concerns about surveillance and racist vigilantism.

They have also helped communities ignored by police create their own safety systems. Read: https://themarkup.org/neighborhood-watch/2023/12/22/in-my-la-neighborhood-doorbell-cameras-are-more-reliable-than-cops

themarkup, 5 months ago to news

#News: After 10 years of algorithmically predicting students’ “drop out risk,” Wisconsin has removed schools’ access to the #data.

As it considers what’s next, we share two Wisconsin students’ experiences navigating racism at school: https://mrkup.org/wi-school